Configure replication

URL: llms-txt#configure-replication

Contents:

• Configure the primary database
  • Configuring the primary database
• Configure replication parameters
  • Configuring replication parameters
• Create replication slots
  • Creating replication slots
• Configure host-based authentication parameters
  • Configuring host-based authentication parameters
• Create a base backup on the replica
  • Creating a base backup on the replica

This section outlines how to set up asynchronous streaming replication on one or more database replicas.

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Before you begin, make sure you have at least two separate instances of TimescaleDB running. If you installed TimescaleDB using a Docker container, use a [Postgres entry point script][docker-postgres-scripts] to run the configuration. For more advanced examples, see the [TimescaleDB Helm Charts repository][timescale-streamrep-helm].

To configure replication on self-hosted TimescaleDB, you need to perform these procedures:

1. [Configure the primary database][configure-primary-db]
2. [Configure replication parameters][configure-params]
3. [Create replication slots][create-replication-slots]
4. [Configure host-based authentication parameters][configure-pghba]
5. [Create a base backup on the replica][create-base-backup]
6. [Configure replication and recovery settings][configure-replication]
7. [Verify that the replica is working][verify-replica]